NULL pointer dereference in Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac (Consumer)
CVE-2018-18328
A KERedirect Untrusted Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer) 7.0 (2017) and above could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations. The issue results from the lack of proper validation function on 0x6F6A offset user-supplied buffer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
EPSS: 0.006 (43.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18328?
- CVE-2018-18328 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac (Consumer), classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18328?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.